Black Series Helmets - whats next after Boba Fett

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Rawktrooper said:
its a fairly soft sculpt, isn't it. Everything feels "rounded" on the helmet.
There are a lot of little things here and there.. but overall its a pretty nice rendering for the price.
As we always say... if you aren't in the know, you would not have any idea its not accurate.
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If you think about it, outside of the 501st and The RPF, virtually no one else would even BE in the know.

This is a solid helmet that, while idealized for mass production, is the right size/shape/design and "feel" for the Scout Trooper. It's not 100% screen accurate but it comes REALLY close/ close enough.
 
Thanks for the free shipping tip, Mara Jade's Father -- ordered! Now I'm on the fence about the Ahsoka Clone Helmet. Have one on order from Hasbro, but could ditch it for the BBTS one a lot sooner. OR, do I wait for inevitable 501st one? 501st is more iconic to be sure, but I also really like the orange paint job.

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Rawktrooper said:
its a fairly soft sculpt, isn't it. Everything feels "rounded" on the helmet.
There are a lot of little things here and there.. but overall its a pretty nice rendering for the price.
As we always say... if you aren't in the know, you would not have any idea its not accurate.
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I really don’t know anything about spec details of this helmet. I assume that your comparison is and comments are at the very least directed at the helmets as scene in Return of the Jedi. However do you know if all that sharp detailing is also present on all other appearances outside of Return of the Jedi such as on the Mandalorian?
 
Mara Jade's Father said:
I really don’t know anything about spec details of this helmet. I assume that your comparison is and comments are at the very least directed at the helmets as scene in Return of the Jedi. However do you know if all that sharp detailing is also present on all other appearances outside of Return of the Jedi such as on the Mandalorian?
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That is correct, as seen in ROTJ, the screen used helmets before the Mandalorian.
I know the Mando series used fan made costuming in the scenes we have of the Bikers who were "live action" and not CGI. I realize that people would consider that now "canon" as well even though those were fan replicant versions of the original ROTJ too. I could share what i know of the maker of those kits, but i dont think the Hasbro was based on those particular ones, so to me that's irrelevant.
So my comments were comparisons made from the previous photos of the Hasbro Biker helmet to my own new mold FAC fiberglass and ABS helmet, and screen shots of the ROTJ screen used helmets.
Also if you look at the comparison of the previous photos that are side by side of the 2 helmets you can see a bit of difference there too.
To clarify, by "fairly soft sculpt" i am referring to the roundness of the forms, the lack of sharpness in the back half of the helmet, the ears, the visor.. The snoot has a bit of additional sharpness to it above what the original had., but the chin and jowel area lack that slight curve as well. So this is what i mean by fairly soft sculpt. When i look at it, in comparison, it looks a little puffy. By itself.. its quite nice.
 
Rawktrooper said:
That is correct, as seen in ROTJ, the screen used helmets before the Mandalorian.
I know the Mando series used fan made costuming in the scenes we have of the Bikers who were "live action" and not CGI.
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I thought those were solidly confirmed to be the EFX fiberglass buckets, due to the gap to allow the faceplate to flip up when all the parts are rather inflexible...
 
Inquisitor Peregrinus said:
I thought those were solidly confirmed to be the EFX fiberglass buckets, due to the gap to allow the faceplate to flip up when all the parts are rather inflexible...
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yes. true. with the exception of the EFX helmet.
My original point being that i did not use the Mando Bikers for comparison to the Hasbro BS.
 
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So one thing I really like about the Scout Trooper helmet, now that I have it displayed alongside the Stormtrooper, is that they matched the color well. While this is to be expected, I was worried because the clone helmet that just recently was released was a much brighter white when compared to the Stormtrooper. This didn't really bother me, since they are from different "eras", but it would have bugged me if the Scout didn't match.

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Hecubus114 said:
So one thing I really like about the Scout Trooper helmet, now that I have it displayed alongside the Stormtrooper, is that they matched the color well. While this is to be expected, I was worried because the clone helmet that just recently was released was a much brighter white when compared to the Stormtrooper. This didn't really bother me, since they are from different "eras", but it would have bugged me if the Scout didn't match.

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My BS stormtrooper has yellowed considerably over the years (to the point I need to either bleach it or paint it). While it doesn't look like yours has, I imagine some start whiter than others, and some may be more susceptible to discolouration
 
If you have the Luke X-Wing, I suggest trying out the sounds at least once. Very immersive experience! But yeah, I almost never install the batteries.
 
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